All Blog Posts Tagged 'cats' (20)

A wonderful story for children.

This is an enchanting story about three dogs who live in Sun City a retirement community. Sammy is a Dalmatian, who is a Fire Department retired Lead Fire Dog, Mason is a great big Rottweiler who’s really a big softie, and then there’s…

In this exciting new release by D. C. Rush the bully learns a lesson.

About the book: Hershey, the notorious cat from the Robby's Quest storybook series, is still mean-spirited and a bully. Hershey is big, strong and very fast, yet uses all his skills for the wrong reasons; to prey upon the smaller and weaker animals around his yard.

Nomi, the other cat living in the same house, is older and much smaller. Nomi has many friends around the…

The World of Ink Network will be touring debut author Jenny Boyer’s riveting inspirational memoir, SpecialT in October and November 2013.

The author's desire is to inspire others to appreciate how God uses animals, sometimes very wise and wonderful ones like SpecialT, to enrich our lives if we only open our hearts and minds to the lessons they…

Kitten Diaries: Kitten Diaries contains two stories about two different kittens in two vastly different situations.

The first, ‘Chanel’s Story,’ is about an ugly shelter kitten who gives herself no chance at being adopted. After many disappointments, she discovers that there are people willing to look beyond fur deep. Chanel’s poignant and amusing…

I recently posted a video on YouTube on how for only $5 you can fix 150 words you have written by hiring me to make these words turn into pearls of prose.  Check out my vid: Here is the link

I have been working in the Creative Design field for over 35 years making people and packages look great for sales presentations, marketing campaigns and in…

I just started collaborating with comic book artist Javi Salvago on AVALON, an online webcomic about my cat Avalon. From now on, new comics will appear bi-monthly.

Have a look at our first illustrations over at Characteristics of Turkish Van Cats and let me know what you think. And if you like it... spread the word ;-)

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Hi, folks.

My publisher and I have been trying a very cool experiment recently. We've offered one of my LeGarde Mysteries, Tremolo: cry of the loon, for free on Amazon last week and through this Thursday, St. Patty's Day.

Much to our delight, Tremolo has been at the top of the list for…

My midweek post is about ‘Cats in Battle’ and how cats helped the Eygptians win (and also lose!) a battle.

The first story is recorded by ancient historian, Herodotus. He writes about an attack on Egypt in 701 by the Assyrians. Now this invasion caught the Egyptians on the hop, who had become lazy and neglected to maintain a well-trained and armed fighting…

Author of historical romance Grace Elliot, takes a fresh look and the legend of Dick Whittington and ponders how Puss earnt him a fortune.

Exactly how did Puss make Dick Whittington’s…

My cat Avalon has become quite popular since his appearance in the film adaptation of my book The Strangers Outside. After being a movie star, he has now also a weekly cat cartoon at http://avalon-lion.blogspot.com. His fun, lighthearted stories about life as a cat will delight readers young and old. “Garfield was a phenomenon in the seventies and eighties,” Avalon says. “I believe cat lovers are ready for the feline star of the new millennium…

Would it surprise you to know that in Victorian times you were well off and owned a pet cat you were liable to be called eccentric?

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The blurb for ‘A Dead Man’s Debt’ mentions the heroine Celeste Armitage being ‘…sent from the ton in disgrace.’

As a lover of the regency the ton is a familiar expression…

Seeing how my cats reacted to the cold weather, but me in mind of a wager between the Georgian politician, Charles James Fox and Prinny, the Prince of Wales. To find out what the wager was, what it has to do with cats and the weather...and who won… visit the…

This morning I woke to a snow kissed world, the brightness dazzling as I drew back the curtains. My sons were…

«The 10 Rules to Live Happily with a Cat» (ISBN 88-344-2431-5) is my last work. It is available in all Italian libraries since January 21st, 2010. Of course, it is written in Italian language. This book is the third of the series.…